A bedroom morphs into a gorgeous personal home office and still doubles as a cozy guest room when family or friends are in town.

A bedroom morphs into a gorgeous personal home office — and still doubles as a cozy guest room when family or friends are in town.

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An Inviting Office

An Inviting Office

This home office feels less utilitarian than a typical work space and more like an inviting sitting room, thanks to concealed storage — a closet fitted top to bottom with shelves, a cabinet that holds files — and a bevy of ultra-pretty yet practical organizers, from patterned metal bins to woven baskets to eye-pleasing folders.

The Dunloe wallpaper from Osborne & Little provided all the color cues for the room, and it mixes easily with the Dash & Albert Cameo Roses hooked rug and striped Silk Trading curtains. Pink bouclé slipcovers help red leather stools blend in with the palette. Woven wooden shades are from the Shade Store.

Keith Scott Morton

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"Before" Office

"Before" Office

"I wasn't sure what to do with this room," says the owner of this Westchester, N.Y., home. "We wanted a guest room, but I was also in need of a home office." With thoughtful organizational strategies that allowed her to maximize every inch of this 12- by 13-foot space, she was able to have both.

An Inviting Office

This home office feels less utilitarian than a typical work space and more like an inviting sitting room, thanks to concealed storage — a closet fitted top to bottom with shelves, a cabinet that holds files — and a bevy of ultra-pretty yet practical organizers, from patterned metal bins to woven baskets to eye-pleasing folders.

The Dunloe wallpaper from Osborne & Little provided all the color cues for the room, and it mixes easily with the Dash & Albert Cameo Roses hooked rug and striped Silk Trading curtains. Pink bouclé slipcovers help red leather stools blend in with the palette. Woven wooden shades are from the Shade Store.

Keith Scott Morton

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"Before" Office

"I wasn't sure what to do with this room," says the owner of this Westchester, N.Y., home. "We wanted a guest room, but I was also in need of a home office." With thoughtful organizational strategies that allowed her to maximize every inch of this 12- by 13-foot space, she was able to have both.

Keith Scott Morton

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Gilded Bulletin Board

A tall bulletin board beside the desk serves as inspiration and a catchall for invitations, photos, and more. Gold-leafing the frame made it as elegant as the rest of the decor. The homeowner's collection of vintage curtain holdbacks serves as pushpins. The bulletin board is from Ballard Designs.

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Base Coat

This centuries-old technique is a DIY project with the Country Living Artisans collection from Caromal Colours.

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Gold Leaf

The kit includes everything required — a base coat, Sticky Size, and gold leaf — to gild almost any surface.

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File Cabinet

A lateral file cabinet in limed oak looks more like a handsome blanket chest than office furniture, and it tucks in easily beside the desk.

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Tidy Drawer

The desk has only one drawer for files, so storage is maximized with shallow wire baskets to neatly corral office supplies.

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Magazine Rack

Another space saver: A vertical magazine rack from Viva Terra makes the most of the back of a door.

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Twig Shelf

A rustic twig shelf was built to run the length of one wall, squeezing storage into space typically wasted above the doorways. Now it's a place to store books, intermingled here with pieces of midcentury pottery.